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The Portland daily press., 1887-08-04
GENERAL NEWS.

Col. Lafayette l.. Denning Of New York.
was shot at and slightly wounded by Mrs.
Ellen HOwey yesterday, whose husband
Denning claims attempted to blackmail him.
News has been received at Halifax of the
total wreck of the brigantine Alarie Of Liv-
erpool, N. s., on Seal Island The crew
were saved.
day separated from his wife, stole some of
her clothes, pawned them for rum, got unl1
and stabbed his wife seven times IN the side
and back, probably fatally.
John p. Knowles, ex. Judge of the United
States Court, died last night at Providence,
r. l., aged 10 years.
A new fishery station is to be established
on Gould Island.
A mob of 100 armed men, about l o'clock
Tuesday morning, took Leonard Boyd, the
suspected wife murderer, from Jail, at.J ack-
sonville, Florida, and, placing him on horse,
started for the suburbs. Boyd snatched a
rifle from man riding beside him and leaped
to the ground. He ran about ten yards, then
turned and fired twice, tumbling man from
horse. The mob then fired volley at
Boyd and riding over him fired into his body
until their guns were emptied. More than
200 bullet holes were counted.
A fire yesterday morning DESTROYED the
lumber yard of the Armstrong Company at
Evansville, Ind, Armstrong; saw mill, the
stables and two dwellings, the lumber yard
of John A. Reitz & Son, fifteen cars of grain
on the Peoria g. Evansville railroad, and a
large warehouse containing tobacco. grain
and geaetal merchandise. Total loss estt. esti.
mated at $350,oO0; insured for about $780,
000
The ruins, Of St. Anthony's elevator in
Minneapolis fell yesterday, crushing twelve
grain shovelers. Six dead bodies have been
taken out.
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Notes.

Games today-Haverhill at Lowell, Lynn
at Manchester.
The Pavonias challenge the Elmwoods TO
play game Of base ball Friday at 23O
o'clock, on the Rochester grounds
The Portlands do not play today.
Why should Spence experiment with pitch
ers while he has such excellent material in
Hatfield and Davin.-Herald. Because he
may be enabled perhaps in that way to fur
nish Boston with some more winning pitch
ers.
Sehoeneck interests the crowd. The big
fellow Is quite fayorite In Manchester as IS
the whole Portland team in fact.-MancEes-
ter Mirror.
In endeayorlng to catch a fly off Cud-
worth's bat Tuesday DAWN split his hand
between the first and second fingers and was
Obliged to give way to Small.
Galllgan played his first game with the
POrtlands Tuesday. He went out once on
long fly to Cudworth and the second time at
the bat on hot grOunder 10 Hatfield. The
third time he struck out and the fourth got
his base by being hit by pitched ball but
was left there.
We were in error yesterday in stating that
the Portland-LOwell series was tie. Elev-
en- games have been played and six Of them
have beep won by Portland. Three of the
Portlands victories have been in Lowell and
three at home. The LOwells have won four
at Lowell and one in Portland. Seven of the
eleven games have been played in Lowell.
:, The great run Of good luck in which the
Portland players have played thus far dur
ing the season was with them yesterday, but
lt could not save them from defeat.-LOwell
Times. The Times calls IL luck but those
who know base ball call 1t good playing,
when with sixteen clean hits against them,
club holds its opponent down to seven
runs and ON the other hand scores four runs
with only six hits. Luck or Saccarappa
science, 1t is something the LOwells haven't
been able to do yet.
The second game in the series between the
farmouths and Presumpscots will be played
today at Cumberland Mills. Bell of Port
land, will umpire.
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A DYNAMITER's vILLAINY
Which Nearly Resulted In the De-
struction of a Vessel.

New YORK, Aug. Sat o'clock today
an attempt was made to blow up the steam
er Queen, of the National line. One Ct the
dynamiters, who says his name is Thomas
J. Mooney, was captured. The instrumen
with which he tried to destroy the ship was
also recovered. Mooney had in his posses
sion huge dagger and revolver. AS yet,
he has given no cause for his actions. He is
in no way identified with the 'longshore-
mems strike. The damage to the steamer is
trifling
When Mooney was searched loaded re-
volver and a box of cartridges and dagger
were found. In his pockets were also found
newspaper copyings with reference to the
Canadian fishery troubles, and an original
copy of an incendiary proclamation, a warn
ing to the British recently posted on Broad
way. Mooney said to the court, Il think a
great injustice is done the citizens of the
United Strtes. We have as much right TO
tear down the English flag as the Britishers
have to tear down the American banner.
The English act as devils and expect us to
be saints. / say the American flag must be-
respected.
He was committed to await examination.
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THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE.
The Decrease in the Population
Helped by Plague and Exections.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-Steamer Gaelic
arrived last night from the Orient after a
quick passage of fourteen days. She brings
Yokohama papers up to July 10th, and Chi
ma news to July 18th. The Chinese secre-
tary to the Russian Legation in Pekin has
just published pamphlet on the Chinese
population, in which he states it to be 3s2,-
OOO,OCO as against 414,OOO,OOO in the year 1912.
A plague of sudden death is raging at
Nankin. People are dying in every quarter,
and There are many instances of sudden
deaths. People are apparently we'll inSthe
morning, and dead in the afternoon.
Il, Over one thousand telegraph poless6elong-
ing to the Munanan mingtaz have been de-
stroyed, and the Weichow lane line has been
pulled down by the people who say the tel
egraph is diaboiical European artifice.
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a WAR DEBT. PAID.
The County Attorney OF York County
Gets a Chance to Help a comrade.
lBiddeiord Times ]

IBiddeford Times.
Yesterday, County Attorney II. III. Bur
bank paid note which he gave while a
prisoner Of war in Columbia prison, Souths
Carolina, twenty-five years ago. William
Washburn, lieutenant Of the Fifth Massa-
chusetts, who was confined there, had re-
ceiyed from his father large sum of Con-
federate money, and he distributed portion
Of the amount in sums of $50 each among
his fellow prisoners, taking their notes for
the same. 1t was something Of an advant-
age to them under the circumstances, to
have this money, as they were able to pur-
chase with IL extra rations or luxury now
and then. The fifty dollars was worth oniy
ten in United States money at that time. In
1865, when Col. Burbank had returned to his
home In the North, he wrote to Mr. Wash
burn, who had given his address and that of
his father as Boston, asking IL he still had
the note. No answer was received, and for
more than a score of years nothing was
heard Of the man who loaned the money. A
short time ago, however. Col. Burbank re-
ceived long letter from Mr.. WashbuFn, who
Is now living in Greenville. Pennsylvania.
1t is well written missive, and states that
its writer had been 'paroled" at Charlotte.
N. c., shortly after the fortunste escape OF
Col. Burbank and a number OF others from
Columbia prison. From Charlotte, WASH
burn was taken to Annapolis, Md; where he
was exchanged" :. fhis time he mad be-
come a physs-s Wreck and totally blind.
Under the caieS6f mis- parents he improved
somewhat aud regained al use Of his
eyes, but is still "a shat reck Of the
war" He says that sine. has strug-
gled along, trying TO main, fam
ily. The letter Is grace ,-..d
tells, in a modest way, q ztzm
lnsthe same envelope wa. yel
low, but well preserved. ,vxuxxxwNrItfng
with the exception OF CD, I,sul the sigma,
ture, Is the same as that osaspMoetter which
accompanies 1t. 1t reads 40 iIeows:
500. COLUMBIA, s. O.. Jan. I6. 1863
a.. rvr ,alue value received, promise TO pay on demand
dollars. ' VIZ sum VI "i'J
tsGned), HORACE H. BURBANK,
Limerick, Me.
- Washburn, it seems, did not receive Col.
Burbank's letter Of 1865. IL Is needless to
say that Col. Burbank was more than delight
Ell 70 pay off the old debt and at the same time
tighten somewhat the burdens of prema-
tnrely old and infirm fellow soldier.
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MRS. Jenks' Requests.

BATH, Aug. 3.-The will of the late Sarah
Fl. jerks of Bath. was offered for probate,
here Tuesday. 1t makes the following be-
quests: ~
Chas. Stewart of Boston, $500; Thomas Stew
art, $500; Mary A. Stewart, $500; Mary T. Fes-
sender, EaStp0rt $500; w. b. Sawyer, Boston,
$500; Sarah Bosworth, Bath $500; Elizabeth
Bosworth, Bath, S400; Lincoln Patten. $1,000
Maria Patten 500; Nancy S. Mussenden, 500
Mory Tarbox, 500; Sarah j. Holmes, Boston,
$500; Sarah J. Bnrke, $400; Sarah j. Baron,
$4O0i Mary l. j. Sampson, Washington, $500;
Caroline Powers, s4o0; Michael Burke 5000; j.
anna Moulton, $3.50; Francis Walker, $3.50; Car
one Walker, $3.50; L. T. Torsey, $500; Mrs.
Stinson Walton, 5000; Elica Carey, 500; L. K.
Stinson, $500; M. j. Lord, Portland, $1,000; Il.
3. jerks, Portland, $1,000; Marcia s. jerks,
Brookline. $1,000; each of children OF Marcia s.
jerks, S400i j. 5. Jenks $400; Helen johnson.
S400; Harriet johnson. S4CO, Portland; An
ME Lord, Portland, $400; H.N Meter, 500; Mary
y. 7. Stockbridge, 800; Joseph Gilman, 800,
Frank Gilman, 500; Old Ladies' Home, of Bath.
$1,000; Maine Missionary Society, $1,000; A. b. OF
Y. +. M, $1,000; City OF Bath, in trust, to apply
the net income toward supplying fuel for the wOT-
thy poor living in Bath, $1,000; Central COngrega-
church OF Bath, in trust, to apply the income
10 the parish expenses OF the support of the min
All the rest ana residue of estate. real and per-
sonal, TO John Patten of Portland, his heirs and
assigns, John S. Elliott appointed executor.
Mrs. jerks left about $4,000, of which up
ward OF $4,000 will go 10 John o. Patten and
his Sister, Mrs N. Goodwin.
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Nominations by the covernor.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 3.-The Governor ha
made the following nominations.

AUGUSTA, Aug. 3.-The Governor has
made the following nominations:
Justices of the Peace Geo. Z. ID. jackson, Po-
land, John +. Libby, Prospect; Percy W. Rich
ardson, fremont; Alfred S. Wright, Norridge-
wock; Alvah Shurman, Liberty; Charles A. Bal
ley, Bangor VIM; II. Miller, Washington; r. W.
Gage, Portland; j. A. Carter. Ashland; VIM f.
tunnels, Searsport; Frank f. Perkins, Medford :
j. NJ Dudley, Warren
Fish and Game Wardens-Geo. A. Drew, Lew
Huntoon, Rangeey.
inspector OF Fish-H. st. Clair Portland,
Notary Publc-W. H. Titcomb, Rockland: AL
bert A. Mather, Rockland; Charles ID. M. Stuart.
Bangor; solon w. Stuart, Bangor; d. d. Barrett,
Canaan.
Trial Justces-John Holden Moose River.
Coroner-J. d. Tucker. Belfast.
A resolve passed by the last Legislature
provided for commissioners to investigate
certain claims of setters-on the Madawaska,
under the treaty establishing the northeast
ern boundary. Governor Bodwell has named
as Commissioners Seth NJ. Carter, Auburn :
Morrill, NJ. Drew, Fort Fairfield; George H.
Smith, Caribou.
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Innings. ..1 8 - 8 91o
faverhills... 10 o o o 3 z
.OwellS ........,0 D z 2 o o o O. &
MANcHEsrERs, 13; sALEMs. -.

Base hits-Haverhills, 10; Lowells, o. Errors
-Haverhills, 8 Lowells, 49, Earned runs-HaV-
erhills, 2; Lowells, 3. Batteries-Burke and
Murphy; BshOp and GuinaSso.
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MANCHEsTERs, 10; sALEMs, II.
The Manehesters played good game at
Salem yesterday. At the beginning of the
ninth inning to score stood to II in favor Of
the Manehesters. After the Salems scored
two runs with three men on bases, Henry
knocked the ball over the centre field fence.
clearing the bases and making home run,
thereby tieing the game amid great excite
ment. When the Salems took the field the
first ball pitched was knocked into the
weeds in the field and lost, the batsman
scoring the winning run. The score by in
nings:
Innings. 3 8 q
MancheSters .......2 o q o 3 3 O lib
Salems. U o o o G-12
Base hits-Manchesters, Ia; Salems, IL. Err
-Manchesters, 3; Salems 13. Earned runs
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
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Messengers Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
State of Maine, Cumberland S., July 80. A. ID.
1887.
VNHIS is to give notice, that oD the thirtieth
L. day of July A. ID. 1887, Warrant in
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of Insolv-
ency, for said County of Cumberland, against the
estate of said
JOHN ID. PRINDABLE, of Portland
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, petition of
said debtor which petition was filed on the thir-
interest ON claims Is TO be computed.
That the payment OF any debts TO or by said Deb
tor and the transfer and delivery of any property
by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting of the Creditors of said Debtor,
to prove their debts and choose one or more as
signees of his estate, will be held at a Court of
Insolvency TO be holden at Probate Court Room,
in said Portland, on the fifth day of September,
A. ID. 1887, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above writ
ten ii. r. SARGENT,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court of In
solvency for said County of Cumberland.
aug1&S
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Defeated in New Hampshire,

CONCORD, N. H., Aug. 3.-The Woman's
Suffrage Bill has been defeated in the House
of Representatives, the vote standing 14S to
81 In favor of an indefinite postponement.
the bill was as follows:
An act comforting upon women the right to
vote at city and town elections and to hold Certain
Offices.
THAT in any election hereafter held in any city
or town for the election of city or town oificers
the right of any citizen to vote shall not be denied
or abridged on account of sex; and woman NAV
vote at such election the same as men, under like
restrictions and qualifications: and any woman
possessing the qualifications of voter under
THIS act shall also be eligible TO any such city OF
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-04

The annual reunion Of the Sixth Maine
Battery will be held at Ses rsport the 10th
and eleventh Of this month Thursday and
Friday Of next week.
General Elijah Walker, Of Somerville.
Mass, who commanded the Fourth Maine
Regiment at Gettysburg has forwarded TO
the executive committee Of the Maine Get
tysburg Commission, design Of a monu-
ment for that Regiment. 1t represents a
pentagOnal, or five sided. granite shaft, ten
and one-half feet high, resting on a base five
feet and eight inches wide. A diamond OF
red granite will be displayed on one OF the
faces OF the shaft. Among the legends" or
Inscriptions on the sides Of the base win be
the following: 4th Maine Vols, I'd Brigade.
1st Division, Sd Corps. The location Sc
leeted for the monument is large bowlder,
standing near the road passing through the
DEVILS Den.
At the reunion Of the Sixteenth Maine and
Fifth Battery, which Is TO tax place In Gar
diner, Wednesday, August 10th, 1t is expect
ed that Gen. Chamberlain, Gen. Conn or.
Gov Bodwell, Gen. Stephenson, Gen. Til
den. Col. Wildes and other distinguished
men are TO be present to respond 10 the
toasts Of the banquet at the Coliseum in the
evening. The young ladies' who took mart IN
the recent Gardiner Dairy Maids Festival
VIII act as walters, and the National Home
Band will furnish music.
Inc Grand Army men Of Rockland are
masking great Preparations 10 receive and en-
sertaln nI1 Hiram @. Berry Post, @. A. r., Of
Malden, Mass, which will visit that city lthe
l0th OF this month. The visit h to he IN
memory Of the gallant Rockland soldier who
Ieil at the battle of ChancellOrsville. Gen
Hiram q, Perry, for whom the post was
named. The visiting post win be formally
received by Edwin Libby Post and citizens
on the evening of the 10th, and will march
through some OF the principal streets Of the
city and return to the Thorndike Hetel
where they viii make their headquarters.
On the sixteenth they viii be entertained at
Creseent Beach at Smith Pavilion with hsh
dinner, clam bake, etc. They will be enter
tanned In the evening at FaTwell Hall and on
the morning of the nth will visit Gen. Berry
monument and other spots OF interest.
The Twenty-seyenth Maine Regiment As
ISOLATION will hold their next annual reunion
at Buxton Centre, on Sunday, Aug. q.
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Troops to the number Of 1000 have been or
dered to the spot.
Last week no less than 33 persons were
summarily executed near Shanghai for be-
longing to secret societies.
Chinese papers give narrowing accounts Of
floods at Chou Chou. far up the Wenchow
river. Over thousand human beings have
been swept away, and the destruction of
growing crops Is immense.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-04

After the address, reports were made from
forty associations.
Sherman Rogers reported for Buffalo
membership of 300. The association has
large balance in the treasury. Neither of
the parties in the city is friend of reform
as party, but a large proportion of men,
bers of both parties are in sympathy with
the work of the league.
Mr. Gregory reported for Wisconsin.
There are two associations, one in Milwau-
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Maine State League.

The Rocklands beat the Bangors at Rock
land yesterday, the score being 13 TO 5. This
places the Rocklands second in the race and
only one game behind the Belfasts. In the
fifth inning, Madden the ROckands
pitcher, formerly Of the Haverhills, broke
his arm at the elbow while delivering ball.
The fracture Is slight, and DR. Hitchcock,
the attending surgeon, says he will be fully
recovered In six or seven weeks. He has
been pitching great game.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-04

CHICAGO, Aug. IA special to the Chiea-
cago News from Kilgraston, Scotland, says
that of course Blaine has as much right to
take advantage of free trade prices in Great
Britain as any other American. 1t is evil
dent that he has an appreciation of foreign
product. He has laid in a fine store Of
Scotch tweed for his wardrobe, purchased
on his recent visit to Perth mills. To this
stock he intends adding many useful articles
of wear ing apparel, the protective duties on
which make them expensive luxuries at
home. If the latest change in his plans Is
carried out, and If he remains abroad until
next summer, he will be enabled under the
foreign clause to pass his purchases without
imDOSt
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-04
The Last Revolutionary Pension
Claim.

NEW YORK, Aug. "a special despatch
to the New York Herald says that probably
will ever be filed at the pension office was al
lowed by Commissioner Black yesterday
The claimant is Mrs. Mary Casey Of Wash
ington, Ohio. Her husband, John Casey
served during the revolution in the Virginia
line. He died in 1645 at the age Of 70. A few
years prior he was married to Mary Cox.
then 16 years old. Ten years ago Mrs. Casey
filed her application for pension but it was
pigeonholed on some technicality and was
but recently called to Commissioner Blacks
atfantian
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-04
Soothing the Presidents Feelings.

Gen. Rosecrans today presented to the
President the resolutions of the National
Veteran Association at Des Moines. Ia, T e
pudiating the utterances Of certain members
of the Grand Army, in connection with the
proposed visit of the President to st. Louis,
pendent pension bill, condemning the efforts
made by the Rebel flag episode to rekindle
the flames of sectional hate, and compliment
ing Gen. Blacks administration lof the PEN
sion Office
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-04
Fall River Labor Troubles.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Aug. 3.-The spin
ners at the American Linen Mill struck to-
day. Three weave rooms are shut down for
want Of yarn. The strikers failed to get
promise Of any Improvement The weave
room at the Richard Barden Mill is closed
daV
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Dedicated by Reception and Ball.

BAR HARBoR, Aug. IA brilliant event
tonight was the reception and ball given in
honor of the dedication of the new club
house of the Mount Desert Reading Room
Association. Fifteen hundred invitations
were issued. The floral decorations were by
Beers of Boston.
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TREvELYAN's VICTORY.
An Election Likely TO Result In a
Home Rule Triumph.
BELIEF That the Government VIII
Wait for cIadstone's Death.

LONDON. Aug. 3-The land bin passed
through the committee stage in the House Of
Commons this afternoon.
Patrick O'Brien intends 10 ouestiep
Balf0ur in the Commons with reference to
the watching Of Patrick A. Collins by Irish
Trevelyan's victory continues TO be Of alb
sorDlng Interest. London and provincial
eepHnssetvatiye eps newspapers agree In saying
Ihat the election Is ominOus. The Gladstone
an papers are confident that an Immediate
Srisctlon would return Home Rule majority.
ne same view IS shared by the Ministerial
lsts. Inc opinion prevails that the govern
Iaent VIII not risk dissolution until the end
o. the natural term, five years hence, when
Gladstone win be dead probably, or his pow
erS weakened.
NEW YORK, Aug. "A special 10 the
Times from London says: The election Of
George Otto Treyelyan BY a MAGNIFICENT ma
Iority In the Bridgeton division Of Glasgow,
literally knocks the breath out Of the anti
Irish coalition. Nobody, either In Glasgow
or London, had dared 10 expect more than
1000 majority. and at the National Liberal
Club early last evening, the burden OF the
TAX was 20 be satisfied with 800 Doleful
stories Of lalsh antipathy 10 Treyelyan came
down, even from the Irish members who had
gone 10 Glasgow TO try and throw the hnited
Irish vote for Trevelyan. On the other hand
the Liberal UniOnists were very confident
ABOUT Jhe issue oil the night. They have
been snarling all along that the Gladstonians
were. showing gains simply because Tory
candidates were put up against them instead
Of UniOnists. With Evelyn Ashley, who Is
q typical Whlg aristocrat. the son Of the late
Earl Of Shaftesbury. and formerly an UNDER
ling In the Gladstone ministry, they felt
eoeksure Of reversing the adverse tide which
the recent elections indicated. Everywhere
last night the Tories have said ''This Is
the handwriting on the wall"
The labor Question In Holland.
The HAGUE. Aug. 3.-The committee of
the second chamber Of the States General,
which had the subject Of working people
under consideration. has recommended that
measure be introduced restricting the en-
ployment In factories Of boys under rs. and
women under 49, Night work for such per-
sons has been forbidden. Measures win be
taken TO provide for workingmen's families
In cases Of old age, illness and death.
Foreign Notes.
The British Commons have rejected the
bill allowing the construction Of tunnel
under the English Channel.
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AT INDIANAPOLIS.

Base -Philadelphias, 12; Detroits, 16. Err
-Phadelphias. S Detroits, q Earned runs
Philadelphias, 4 Detroits,l2. Batteries-Devlln
and ClementS: GetZein and RenneIt
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Maine Postmasters.

The following Maine postmasters were ap-
pointed today:
Nathaniel c. Jordan, Lynchyille, Oxford county,
vice @. q. Barvee resigned.
Franklin A. Whittier, Passadumkeag. Penob-
scot county, vice William Leonard, removed.
Mrs. Lois Parker, South Leeds, Androscoggin
county, vice Greenleaf Parker, deceased.
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The National League.

Following are the games played in the
National League yesterday;
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Secretary Fairchild Waiting to Hear
of Complaints Against Higgins.

WASHINGTON, Aug 3.-Secretary Fair
child this afternoon directed the anticipation
of the interest on the public debt. with 2 per
cent. rebate, and invited proposals for the
sale Of A per cent. bonds for the sinking
fund. The sale of bonds is for the purpose
of providing for the sinking fund and the
anticipation of interest is for the purpose of
getting rid of the surplus. The interest COW
cred by the circular amounts to S22,3l97S4.